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Two killed in crash on Hodgen Road near Roller Coaster Road Driver will be tried as minor, released into parents’ custody By Rob Carrigan
rcarrigan @coloradocommunitymedia.com Two Palmer Ridge Highschool students were killed and two others were taken to a hospital with injuries early Labor Day morning after a one-car accident that happened on Hodgen Road, near Roller Coaster Road. Two of the passengers, identified as 17-year-old Beau Begier and 18-yearold Ryan Pappas, both were pronounced dead at the scene. A second 17-year-old passenger, Mitchell “Jack” Clark, suffered serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital via air ambulance. He was still in Penrose-St. Francis Health Services Hospital on Friday, listed in “fair” condition. The driver, 17-year-old Marshal Douglas Gregory, from Parker (former Palmer Ridge student), was wearing his seatbelt and suffered minor injuries. After he was released from the hospital, he was taken into custody. The CSP sought vehicular homicide and vehicular assault charges against the driver, according to a news release, and he was formally charged in a Friday court appearance. In that same appearance, juvenile court Magistrate Denise Peacock announced that he would be tried as a
LEFT: Two dead, one arrested, one in hospital, all high-school students, from an alcohol-related crash early in the school year. Photo courtesy of Colorado State Patrol RIGHT: Skid marks and bark knocked off the pine trees, indicate where the vehicle left the road near the memorial on the North edge of Hodgen Road. Photo by Rob Carrigan minor and released into his parents’ custody with a court-ordered tracking device required. That tracking device is to be provided by Parker Police. Ristrictions of no driving and remaining under adult supervision at all times, also were applied. The driver, was taken by ambulance to Penrose-St. Francis Health Services hos-
pital in Colorado Springs. A passenger in the car was flown by helicopter to the same hospital, said Trooper Nate Reid, spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol. The crash happened just after 1 a.m. Monday, (Labor Day, Sept. 1) morning. The Colorado State Patrol said it was continuing to investigate the singlevehicle crash that occurred on Hodgen
Road near Roller Coaster Road in El Paso County. “A 2009 Cooper Mini convertible was traveling eastbound on E. Baptist Assembly Road at a high rate of speed when the driver failed to stop at a stop sign at Roller Coaster Road. As the vehicle crossed Crash continues on Page 3
Palmer Ridge High School reacts to deaths By Rob Carrigan
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District 38 officials and the district’s crisis team were available Labor Day as students, staff and parents dealt with the tragic deaths of two students killed in an auto accident in the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 1. An open-door meeting was offered at Ascent Church at 1750 Deer Creek in Monument from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday for anyone who wanted to gather, or seek support. “Our district crisis team is activated and will make counseling and resources available in the morning at school,” said a release from the district early Monday afternoon. “This is a tragic loss for our community, we are deeply saddened, and our hearts go out to the families and friends of these students, of
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A memorial, with two crosses and flowers, marked the edge of Hodgen Road by Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Rob Carrigan
Late Palmer Ridge students fondly remembered Ryan Pappas, Beau Begier died in automobile accident Sept. 1 By Danny Summers
dsummers@coloradocommunitymedia.com It didn’t take long for the Palmer Ridge High School baseball team to find a way to pay tribute to their former teammate and friend. On Sept. 3, former and current Palmer Ridge players posted a wooden plaque with Pappas’ No. 2 on the right-center field wall at the school’s baseball field. Pappas, who died in an automobile accident on Sept. 1 along with fellow Palmer Ridge student Beau Begier, was slated to be the Bears’ starting second baseman and leadoff hitter next spring, according to Palmer Ridge coach Steve Whiting. “He was a phenomenal second baseman,” Whiting said. “He worked really hard over the Reaction continues on Page 13
ABOVE: Beau Begier, far left, was featured in a story done by the Tribune last winter. He is pictured with Jonathan De La Cruz, center, and Rylan Thalhammer. Begier died Sept. 1 during an automobile accident. Photo by Danny Summers RIGHT: Palmer Ridge senior Ryan Pappas was a member of the school’s baseball and soccer teams. He was slated to the baseball team’s starting second baseman and leadoff hitter this season. Pappas died Sept. 1 in an automobile accident with fellow Palmer Ridge senior Beau Begier. Courtesy photo
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Monument Police receive calls regarding IRS scam By Rob Carrigan
rcarrigan @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Monument Police Department has received numerous reports from citizens in the area stating that they have received telephone calls from people claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. “The callers may even identify themselves by name and IRS employee ID number,” said
Lt. Steve Burk of the Monument police. “The callers state that the citizens owe the IRS money, ask for personal information (to include Social Security number), and claim that unless payment is made immediately the Monument Police Department will arrive in 30 minutes to arrest them.” “The Monument Police Department wants to reassure anyone receiving a call of this nature that the phone call is a scam, which is being committed across the coun-
try,” Burk said. The callers do not work for the IRS and the Monument Police Department will not arrive to arrest anyone as the caller states, he said. “The IRS does not contact people via telephone to discuss back taxes, etc., without first notifying them by mail and will not ask for payment over the phone via wire transfer or credit card.” For more information regarding this scam or if you have additional concerns and wish
to contact the IRS, go to irs.gov and type in “scam.” “Please remember that if you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from any organization do not provide your personal information to them,” Burk cautioned. If they are persistent in requesting information it is likely they do not work for the organization they claim to represent, he said.
This is the second petition to be included on the Nov. 4 Palmer Lake election ballot Staff report Petition to be included on November 4, 2014 Election Ballot: WARNING: IT IS AGAINST THE LAW for anyone to sign any initiative or referendum petition with any name other than his or her own name or to knowingly sign his or her name more than once for the same measure or to knowingly sign a petition when not a registered elector who is eligible to vote on the measure. DO NOT SIGN THIS PETITION UNLESS YOU ARE A REGISTERED ELECTOR AND ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THIS MEASURE. TO BE A REGISTERED ELECTOR, YOU MUST BE A CITIZEN OF COLORADO AND REGISTERED TO VOTE IN EL PASO COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF PALMER LAKE.
Do not sign this petition unless you have read or have had it read to you the proposed initiative or referred measure or summary in its entirety and understand its meaning. Resolution: Whereas, under the Federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970, a Federal law pertaining to all states, municipalities and citizens of the United States of America, marijuana (also known as cannabis) may not be sold for recreational purposes anywhere within the United States; and Whereas, the Town of Palmer Lake has in April of 2014 sought the voters’ opinion as to whether it should allow the sale of recreational marijuana, with the majority voting “NO” by a margin of 538 to 481; and Whereas, it is in the best interests of the citizens of the Town of Palmer Lake to remove
this issue from voter consideration for a definitive period of time; now Therefore, Without affecting the medical marijuana protections in the Colorado Constitution, shall the Town of Palmer Lake prohibit the operation of retail marijuana stores until at least November 7, 2017 and thereafter until repealed by vote of the electorate? Petition section: WARNING: IT IS AGAINST THE LAW for anyone to sign any initiative or referendum petition with any name other than his or her own name or to knowingly sign his or her name more than once for the same measure or to knowingly sign a petition when not a registered elector who is eligible to vote on the measure. DO NOT SIGN THIS PETITION UNLESS
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Th Th YOU ARE A REGISTERED ELECTOR AND EL-their IGIBLE TO VOTE ON THIS MEASURE. TO BEof lo A REGISTERED ELECTOR, YOU MUST BE Athis CITIZEN OF COLORADO AND REGISTEREDcomm TO VOTE IN EL PASO COUNTY AND THEand h as hi TOWN OF PALMER LAKE. Do not sign this by th petition unless you have read or have had itstran read to you the proposed initiative or referred O measure or summary in its entirety and un-good derstand its meaning. Petition: Without affecting the medical marijuana protections in the Colorado Constitution, shall the Town of Palmer Lake prohibit the operation of retail marijuana stores until at least November 7, 2017 and thereafter until repealed by vote of the electorate?
Hopfest competition offers regional beer brewed with local hops Staff report Local breweries. Local hops. What more could beer aficionados ask for? The town of Monument and the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce will co-host Bines & Brews Hopfest, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 20, at Limbach Park (corner of Second and Front streets), in downtown Monument. Funds from Bines & Brews will support the Tri-Lakes Health Advo-
cacy Partnership and Tri-Lakes Chamber. Only 350 tickets will be offered for sale. Each attendee will receive a tasting glass with the Bines & Brews logo, and the event includes three to four beer samples from each of the 10 regional breweries, plus a variety of food available for purchase from vendors. Tickets are $30 per person. Also available are $10 designated driver tickets, which include homebrewed root beers and sodas. During the event, blue-
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grass and popular classical music will be performed by Colorado Springs Conservatory professional musicians. Brewers competing for the “Top Hop Award” traveling trophy must use Cascade hops organically grown in Monument at The Twisted Bine, where they were harvested in late August. Grown on bines nearly 18 feet tall, the wet hops are delivered fresh from the field, yielding a more dynamic flavor. Shortly thereafter,
brewers host hop-picking parties, as the hops must be individually picked from the bines, while still fresh. “Wet-hopped beer only comes once a year. It has to be used within seven days of being harvested, otherwise it’s considered a dry-hopped beer – and that changes all the flavors, aromas and bitterness of the beer,” said Rick Squires, owner of The Twisted Bine.
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“Two of the Cooper’s passengers, identified as 17-year-old Beau Begier of Monument, and 18-year-old Ryan Pappas, also from Monument, were pronounced dead at the scene. Begier was not wearing his seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle after it collided with the trees. Pappas was wearing his seatbelt and remained inside the vehicle, but suffered fatal injuries as well. “A third passenger, a 17-year-old male from Monument, (Mitchell “Jack” Clark, as later identified) was wearing his seatbelt and remained inside the vehicle, but
suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash. He was transported to a local hospital via helicopter, where he is being treated for his injuries,” the early CHP report said. The four teens in the crash were all suspected of drinking alcohol prior to the crash. “At this time, alcohol use and high speed are considered to be factors in the crash, which remains under investigation.” Gregory is scheduled to appear in El Paso County Court again Oct. 6, for a pre-trial conference.
way possible – we are all a family. We are praying for all of the families affected by this tragedy. “OHANA“ means “family.” “Family” means “no one gets left behind.” With love, gratitude, and prayers, The Pappas Family The parents of Mitchell “Jack” Clark, who was injured in the crash, also released a statement Thursday. It reads: “We wanted to let the community know that Jack is doing well. He is listed in fair
condition today and is expected to make a full recovery. We thank God for Jack’s healing. We thank whoever called in the accident, the Monument Police, the Colorado State Patrol and Penrose Hospital. We are deeply touched by the kindness and support from friends, family and the Monument community. Our hearts break for the loss of Beau and Ryan. Our prayers are with Beau’s, Ryan’s and the driver’s families. We pray for peace and healing.”
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car hit a bump in the road and went airborne for nearly 60 feet, bounced, went another 65-plus feet airborne, bounced again traveling airborne nearly 40 feet. then crashed through a fence and into a tree. “The Cooper’s driver, a 17-year-old male from Parker, was wearing his seatbelt and suffered minor injuries. He was transported to a Penrose Main for treatment. After being released from the hospital, the driver was arrested and taken to a juvenile detention facility,” the initial release said.
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Work to commence this month on Monument sidewalk project Four north-south streets will become more pedestrian friendly By Norma Engelberg Contributing writer
Historic Downtown Monument is set for construction of eight blocks of new sidewalks with the work starting Sept. 15, depending on the weather. Town officials hope the work will be completed within 45-60 days and well before the holiday shopping season. Downtown residents and business owners have likely already noticed the surveyors involved. The new sidewalks, phase 1A of the Downtown Monument Sidewalk Project, will be constructed on one side of Lincoln Avenue, Washington Street, Jefferson Street and Front Street between First and Third streets by Noraa Concrete Construction Corporation, which was awarded the bid at the Aug. 18 Board of Trustees meeting. The work will cost $440,000 in mostly federal and state grant moneys. The Colorado Department of Transportation, which is administering the grant, will reimburse $352,000 of the costs, leaving the town’s net expenses at $88,000. The town’s agreement with Noraa involves the removal and installation of concrete sidewalks, including curbs and gutters, concrete pavement, installation of storm-water infrastructure, removal and reinstallation of asphalt, pavement striping, and minor grading, reseeding and mulching. The town invited town residents and business owners to a special meeting on Aug. 27 to meet the contractor and view maps of the project. Rhonda McCauley, of Monumental Miniatures and Toys located on Washington Street,
LEFT: Rhonda McCauley has attended most of the Monument Board of Trustees meetings that discussed the construction of sidewalks in Historic Downtown Monument to make sure the new sidewalks will not adversely her livelihood at Monumental Miniatures and Toys on Washington Street. ABOVE: With construction of new sidewalks in Historic Downtown Monument set to start later this month, pedestrians like these will no longer have to walk in the streets. The new sidewalks on Front, Jefferson and Washington streets and Lincoln Avenue between First and Third streets are being funded by a Colorado Department of Transportation grant. Photos by Norma Engelberg has attended most of the meetings about the project. She was concerned about access to her business since most of her customers park across the area where sidewalks would be installed. “I wanted to make sure my customers can pull in,” she said. “It will cost more for heavierduty concrete that will allow cars to park in front of the shop but the town has assured me that I won’t lose any parking.” Most business owners are concerned
about interruptions but McCauley said with construction on only one side of these streets, interruptions should be at kept at a minimum. The biggest problem, she said, will be that residents will not be able to use their front entrances for a week at a time. Julie Watkins, who works at The Love Shop on Front Street, is excited about the project. “I’ve lived without sidewalks in Woodmoor for 25 years,” she said. “We’re renting now in Jackson Creek where there are sidewalks. Af-
ter you have sidewalks it’s amazing to realize how much easier it is to meet your neighbors. I think it’s great that we’re getting sidewalks downtown.” Tom Kassawara, who was the town’s director of development services until he retired in late August, was the original point person for the project. Community Affairs Director Madeline VanDenHoek said people with questions about the project should call Planning Director Mike Pesicka at 719-884-8019.
Monument Academy trumpets in a new era By Jim Cunningham For the Tribune
Few people could include Tony Bennett, Doc Severinsen and Henry Mancini on their resume. But for Steve Kindermann, Monument Academy’s new band director, that is only the tip of the iceberg. Kindermann retired after 26 years as a bandsman in the Air Force, including 20 years with the Academy Band that allowed him to play for four U.S. presidents, with the Denver Brass, Dallas Cowboys Band, and perform a trumpet
solo of at Coors Field during the seventh inning stretch. “Playing ‘God Bless America,’ especially during a Sept. 11 game, was a thrill beyond measure,” said Kindermann. “I remember thinking, “What could be more patriotic than leading 40,000 fellow Americans to honor God and country at a baseball game — truly awesome!” When he is not teaching, the trumpeter plays with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Colorado Brass Arts Group and the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. He also serves as the Brass Section Coach for the Colorado Springs’
Youth Symphony. It all started from an unlikely beginning. “When I started band in the fourth grade, the only reason I chose the trumpet was because it had three valves, so I figured it must be easy to play,” said Kindermann. “Little did I know.” Monument Academy offers a full band program beginning in the fifth grade, in addition to the beginning, intermediate, advanced, and jazz bands at the middle school level. For a program that has produced first and best overall band wins at the state level for three consecutive
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LEFT: Monument Academy’s new band director, Steve Kindermann, performs “God Bless America” at Coors Field in Denver. Kindermann is a 26-year Air Force veteran who has performed with Tony Bennett, Doc Severinsen and Henry Mancini. Monument Academy offers a full band program and has placed first and Best Overall Band at the state level for three consecutive years. RIGHT: Steve Kindermann leads the Monument Academy band program. He retired after 26 years as a Bandsman in the Air Force. In addition to teaching, he plays with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Colorado Brass Arts Group, the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs and serves as the Brass Section Coach for the Colorado Springs’Youth Symphony. Courtesy photos
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years, it is a perfect fit. “Fifth graders will benefit from the experience and expertise of our master teacher,” said Lis Richard, principal. “His variety of exposure in the Air Force and other groups he plays with will bring musicians into our program to perform and host clinics and events for the students.” Kindermann’s vision includes continuing the tradition of excellence at Monument Academy. It’s a lesson he learned from the unlikely places. “I remember warming up backstage with Doc Severinson before the concert, when I noticed he was playing Clarke Technical Studies, which are for middle or high school trumpet students,” he said. “It struck me that this amazing soloist still poured over basics. These memories fuel my passion to teach students so they can experience these life-changing kinds of moments.” “We are thrilled to have Steve here,” said Richard. “The good news is that we still have limited openings at Monument Academy for those that want to enroll and take advantage of this program.” “Looking back, yes, I am thankful I could perform at venues like Coors field. But my purpose now is to encourage our students toward a deeper passion for music and have fun,” said Kindermann. “I plan to serve here for a long time.”
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El Paso County to hold Zombie Run Emphasize emergency preparedness, develop plans Staff report To help showcase the need for all residents to develop their own family and workplace emergency preparedness plans, El Paso County Parks is hosting “Be Prepared … Don’t Be A Zombie” Zombie Run. This 5K/3K event will be held Sept. 27, at El Paso County’s Fox Run Regional Park. The Waldo Canyon Fire, Black Forest Fire and the subsequent flash flooding off the burn scars have brought emergency preparedness clearly into focus throughout El Paso County. The “Don’t be a Zombie” run is a fun way to provide educational information to residents, emphasize the value of being prepared and showcase El Paso County’s Fox Run Regional Park. The Zombie Run is a traditional 5K with minor obstacles (and zombies) and a 3K shortcut for those that want a shorter run. The runners will wear “life flags,” similar to flag football. The fully costumed and made up zombies try to steal the flags from the runners as they move along the trail. Runners who lose flags get a chance to answer emergency preparedness questions to get life flags back. For those who like a little more fun, they can also modify their traditional running apparel to dress as zombies. “Being prepared for any emergency is important for your family,” said Commissioner Peggy Littleton. “It only takes a little effort to make a plan and to be ready. Even if people don’t want to participate in the run or be a zombie, they are welcome to come out and visit the emergency preparedness vendors and displays that will be set up in the park. This is a great opportunity to purchase items for a 72hour emergency kit.”
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Last year, El Paso County organized the first Zombie Run in response to Waldo Canyon and Black Forest Fires. It is a traditional 5K with minor obstacles (and zombies) and a 3K shortcut for those that want a shorter run. The runners wear “life flags,” similar to flag football. The fully costumed and made up zombies try to steal the flags from the runners as they move along the trail. Photos by Rob Carrigan
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LOCATION: FOX Run Regional Park is at 2110 Stella Drive, VIDEO: ZOMBIE Run Trailer #1 is on the El Paso County YouTube
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Final paving near North Gate Boulevard expected to wrap up Wednesday night Staff report Weather permitting, crews expect to complete final paving in the area near North Gate Boulevard by early Wednesday, Sept. 10, morning. Work to complete the northbound lanes in the segment began 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, and ended by 5:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8. That work requires the closure of the offramp from northbound I-25 to North Gate Boulevard and the onramp from North Gate Boulevard to northbound I-25 for the duration of the paving. The ramps were scheduled to reopen by 5:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8. The suggested detours for these ramp closures are: Northbound I-25 drivers will exit at Interquest Parkway; Interquest Parkway east to Voyager Parkway; Voyager Parkway north to North Gate Boulevard North Gate Boulevard traffic will drive north on Struthers Road to Baptist Road; Baptist Road west to northbound I-25 Crews will then move to the southbound lanes Tuesday (Sept. 9) night at
8:30 and complete work in the segment by 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. The off-ramp from southbound I-25 to North Gate Boulevard and the onramp from North Gate Boulevard to southbound I-25 will close during this paving. The ramps will reopen by 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. The suggested detours for these ramp closures are: Southbound I-25 drivers will exit at Interquest Parkway; Interquest Parkway east to Voyager Parkway; Voyager Parkway north to North Gate Boulevard North Gate Boulevard traffic will drive south on Voyager Parkway to Interquest Parkway; Interquest Parkway west to southbound I-25 Once paving on this second segment is complete, crews will concentrate on paving the final segment of interstate, which is roughly 3-miles long in each direction and stretches from just north of North Gate Boulevard to just south of State Highway 105 in Monument. Paving work is expected to be complete by the end of September, weather and road conditions permitting. Work zone safety incidents
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increase; workers put at risk of injury The Colorado State Patrol reports an increase in work zone safety incidents, primarily drivers exceeding the posted speed limit and distracted drivers. CSP troopers reported seven work zone safety incidents just last week. Prior to that, the project averaged about two incidents per week where drivers encroached on areas closed to traffic to protect workers. Drivers are once again urged to obey posted speed limits and stay alert for periodic lane closures. The project is expected to wrap up by the end of September and driver and worker safety remains a priority for the duration of construction. LaForet Trail under I-25 closing temporarily A portion of the LaForet Trail under I-25 is scheduled to close for several weeks beginning Sept. 15 so crews can complete re-construction work under the bridge. The trail is widely used by employees and residents east of I-25 to access the Santa Fe Trail, which is west of the interstate.
To access the Santa Fe Trail, the recommended detour is about 3 miles. Travel north on Voyager Parkway to North Gate Boulevard. Then go west on North Gate Boulevard to the Santa Fe Trail entrance on the northwest corner of the I-25 interchange. Speed limits reduced near milling, paving work Drivers are reminded that: Daytime speed limits will be reduced to 55 mph where milling and paving are taking place Nighttime speed limits will remain at 45 mph where milling and paving are taking place Drivers can expect to see heavy truck traffic in the area as asphalt is delivered for the paving work. Daytime single lane, shoulder closures continue Drivers will encounter daytime single lane and shoulder closures as workers continue work near new guardrail and on landscaping and erosion control. The closures will be in place between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. All work is subject to weather and road conditions.
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DCC Theatre presents Bye Bye Birdie Staff report
acting experience. This musical is loosely based off of the uproar that swept the country by Elvis Presley being drafted into the army. Accompany Conrad as he journeys to Sweet Apple, Ohio, to follow through with a publicity stunt crafted by his manager. Featuring some of the most famous songs in musical theater, including “Kids,” “Put on a Happy Face,” and “A Lot of Livin’ to Do.” Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. Reserve tickets online at dcctheatre.org.
Discovery Canyon Theatre is proud to present “Bye Bye Birdie” this fall. Come join rock star Conrad Birdie on his journey to small town America at 7 p.m. at DCC’s theater, 1810 North Gate Blvd, from Sept. 18 to Sept. 20 This fall’s musical features 39 actors and actresses. The cast is comprised of high-school students of all ages, including seven seniors. The cast, who perform without microphones to create a more intimate experience, are varied in levels of
Local author Yoder book-signing event scheduled Staff report
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town of Westcliffe to live as a recluse for the summer. But the peculiarities of her new neighbors interfere. In ‘Redemption Ridge,’ Amber’s plan disintegrates as she becomes entangled in the personal problems of others and, contrary to her agenda, becomes caregiver to a huge dog and a neighboring, fragile old man. A dead body surfaces and betrayal abounds. From little white lies to manipulation to gossip, various levels of deceit flourish. Amber uncovers many personal truths as she stumbles from one discovery to another and the unfolding mystery surrounds her,” according to publicist, Michelle Whitman.
A book-signing event has been scheduled for local author Dorthy Yoder at Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18. Yoder, a Monument resident, will be available to sign copies of her book, “Redemption Ridge.” “Amber Hanson suffers two demoralizing whammies when she breaks up with her long-time boyfriend and loses her job as a result of corporate downsizing. For some R&R she escapes from the hubbub of downtown Denver to the small
Lions Club gift presented to Tri-Lakes Cares For the Tribune Tri-Lakes Lions Club Vice President Ken Borrow presents a $2,000 check to the TriLakes Cares representative Erin Taylor for supporting purchase of medical test strips to detect and help prevent diabetes related eye disease. The funds were a result of the Tri-Lakes Lions Club Golf Tournament which also including Military Appreciation fundraiser
for Home Front Cares. Lions Clubs are providing vision support for those in need all over the world by combating eye diseases, creating infrastructure to improve eye care delivery, increasing the number of trained eye care professionals and making vision care more equitable and sustainable. “Thanks for your support to our community and out Tri-Lakes Lions Club,” says Gordon Reichal, Tri-Lakes Lions Club
Free fall Clean Sweep encourages proper disposal of hazardous materials Staff report El Paso County Environmental Services and El Paso County Public Health are cohosting a Fall Clean Sweep event to make it easier to properly dispose of household hazardous waste items. The free collection event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, in the parking lot behind the Citizens Service Center at 1675 Garden of the Gods Road.
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A Palmer Lake Living History presented Sept. 18 Staff report Join the Palmer Lake Historical Society on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Palmer Lake Town Hall, 28 Valley Crescent, Palmer Lake, for an evening with Dwight Haverkorn covering a facet of Palmer Lake history. Haverkorn returns to tell of youth, di-
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whom there are many.” “School counselors are accessible to students and staff whenever and as long as needed. Staff members know what signals and warning signs to look for among students who may be troubled,” district officials said. “At the advice of professionals in the counseling field and our collective experigs ence, we believe it is best to get the educaly —tional environment back to normal as soon as possible and carry on with classes and t be-activities as planned,” enter The following letter was also distributed: Road, “Dear D38 Family Members: CSC This message is sent with heavy heart, n leftto notify you of a tragedy this morning impacting many families in our community. This email contains incident information and resources you may find helpful. Please share this and the attached information as you see fit with your own families and children, in the manner best appropriate for their age group and degree of involvement. Four local boys, including three PRHS seniors have been involved in a fatal traffic crash. Two students have died and one is in critical condition. A fourth student, a former PRHS student, was also injured. The student hospitalized with critical injuries also previously attended LPHS. The fourth
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Humor, sadness and the angry bear in a trap From what I have seen, there is a certain humor to losing you mind. True, it is that awkward, nervous, uncomfortable kind of laugh. But beneath that is a sadness … a catch-yourbreath, can’t-let-you-see-me-cry sadness, that puts a tremble in your voice to talk about it. Even deeper, there is a sense of betrayal. You can’t trust anyone. Not even yourself. It makes you angry — violent, strike-out, inflictsome-pain angry. There is no peace to the descent into madness. Life is crazy when you are losing your mind. Back in 1974, Don Wallace was slowly dying, but he wasn’t going peacefully. I guess that kind of thing can make you crazy. It seems to me, he felt the betrayal, the anger, the uncontrollable, uneasy feeling that makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time. And when you are dying, I guess you think about legacy. What will you leave here on earth? How will they remember you? That goes directly to the idea of memory. After all, when you leave, the only thing you are likely to take with you is your memories. In the end, that is alternately the only thing remaining here — the memory of you. To Don, though he hadn’t thought of it much before the cancer-imposed deadline, he was thinking about it a lot in the summer of 1974. Patty Hearst, the Pooka, changes in the world affected him greatly. And life on a time limit made him angry as a bear in trap.
My dad told me a story once about a bear that he and his older brother trapped on the ranch where they grew up in north western Colorado. Even back then there was a very strict prescription from Game & Fish regulating how to trap a bear. But the bear was running off horses and raising heck with the rest of the livestock. My grandfather had recently bought a sorrel mare from up around Baggs, Wyoming, (40 or 50 miles away) and my dad’s two older brothers spent almost a week tracking it from farm to farm all the way back there, when it ran off because it was frightened by the bear that was knocking around their place on Morapos Creek. As result, shortly afterwards, they decided to try to get rid of the bear, and in adherence to the conventions of Game & Fish at the time, established a trap set up on the lower 40. Not long afterward, alerted by a terrible racket in early hours of the morning, and after waiting for daylight, soon found that a
bear had indeed sprung the trap and took off down the creek, dragging the big log attached over the berms, and gravel bars, through the willows, and out into a grassy meadow downstream. The bear however, tired from the dragging experience, had laid down somewhere out their in the tall grass and couldn’t be immediately located when my dad and his older brother Bill went to search for it. And they were pretty leery about running out into the tall grass after a wounded bear. Eventually, the bear did rise up in the grass, as my dad told the story, and my uncle Bill shot it in the head a couple of times (from a distance) with a .30-06 to no avail. The bear once again took off down the creek dragging the trap and log. My dad and his brother returned to the house, told my Granddad what happened, and he, recognizing that they were a bit out of their league, sent the hired hand and his daughter (both of which had more experience with such things) to chase the bear. They were able to bring the bear carcass back later that afternoon and the hide nailed to the barn wall measured just over 11 feet from tip-to-tip, according to the story. That anger, and steadfast determination, was also characteristic of Don Wallace’s fight with cancer. Some afternoons he would be roaring about the injustice involved. Other Carrigan continues on Page 9
Teddy spoke softly and carried a big stick My double spinal fusion surgery on May 19 prevented me from playing in the annual Old Time Base Ball Game at Rock Ledge Ranch. Still, I was able to wear the spiffy new uniforms that Ranch director Andy Morris purchased over the winter and I was honored with the duty of co-managing the team with Morris. The Base Ball game is an annual tradition at the Ranch that goes back 20 years. Our team, the Camp Creek Cloud Busters, lost a low-scoring match the Denver and Rio Grande Reds, 5-1. The Reds were led by player/coach Roger Haddix, who looks every bit the part of how a player might look in 1872. Among the 350 or so guests at the game were former Presidents Abraham Lincoln (played by Mike Houston) and Teddy Roosevelt (played by Don Moon). Roosevelt/Moon got me thinking about the days when Teddy was a somewhat frequent visitor to Colorado. In 1900, Teddy was in Victor campaigning for President William McKinley. Teddy was on McKinley’s ticket as Vice-President. On Sept. 6, 1901, McKinley, just months after being sworn into his second Presidential term, was shaking hands at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, when a
28-year-old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz approached him and fired two shots into his chest. The president rose slightly on his toes before collapsing forward, saying “be careful how you tell my wife.” McKinley, a Republican who was also elected president in 1896, died eight days later (Sept. 14), becoming the third United States President in 36 years to be assassinated. But what is troubling to me is that McKinley’s assassination and his assassin (Czolgosz) are almost a footnote when historians recall American Presidents that have been assassinated. The most forgotten of all the U.S. Presidents to be assassinated is, of course, James Garfield. He was shot by Charles Guiteau on July 2, 1881, and died 11 weeks later (Sept. 19). Guiteau was found guilty on Jan. 25, 1882, and
hanged on June 30 of that year. The two most remembered and talked about U.S. Presidents to be assassinated are Abraham Lincoln (April 14 1865 - he died the following morning) and John F. Kennedy (Nov. 22 1963). I often wonder if Teddy, or “T.R.” as he was commonly called, would have become as popular had McKinley not been assassinated, opening the door for the former “Rough Rider” to take up residence in the White House. Teddy was immediately sworn in as President following McKinley’s death. Teddy ran for reelection on the Republican Party ticket in 1904 and easily defeated Democrat Alton Brooks Parker. Roosevelt was very popular in his day and could have run for President in 1908. At the end of his second term, Teddy supported his close friend William Howard Taft for the 1908 Republican nomination. After leaving office, Teddy toured Africa and Europe. But upon his return in 1910 he broke his ties with President Taft on issues of progressivism and personalities. Oddly, in the 1912 election, Teddy tried, but failed, to block Taft’s renomination. Teddy
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Beginning of school year is always fast paced Fall is in the air and our fall sports teams are in action. School drama departments are preparing for their fall productions. Our highschool marching bands are practicing for their competitive performances. The beginning of the school year is always a very fast-paced time for families and staff members. We have already had an elementary professional development day. As part of the Academy District 20 Education Foundation Guest Speaker Series, author Angela Peery presented a session about writing to learn to our elementary teachers. Other sessions included helping teachers implement Common Core shifts in math and English, culturally responsive teaching, and disciplinary literacy. The courses offered Sept. 2 will be repeated throughout this school year on other professional development days so all teachers can take advantage of the information offered. On Friday, Sept. 5, our Academy District 20 Education Foundation and the Edith Wolford PTO officially dedicated a new, artificial turf play field at Edith Wolford Elementary School.
The foundation raised $50,000 after the 2013 Black Forest Fire to help the area around the school recover from the devastating fire. We are very grateful for all of the efforts of the foundation and the PTO to provide such a needed addition to the school. ••• I would like to share some good news for residents of our school district. A month ago, our board of education approved a resolution that authorized our finance department to refinance eligible 2004 bonds. On Aug. 12, Academy District 20 entered the bond market to lock in interest rates for the refinance. Our
district entered the market at a time when demand for bonds was high and interest rates remained low. The bonds were refinanced at a rate of 1.29 percent, a significant reduction to the 5 percent attached to the original issuance. This action results in a savings of more than $815,000 in interest costs and results in lower annual debt payments on our bonds. ••• Each fall, I remind our families about the process for deciding about weather delays or closures. Whenever there is a threat of weather that would create unsafe conditions for our students, staff, and bus drivers, we monitor the road conditions and the forecasts. Our security patrol officers and representatives of our transportation department are on the roads late at night and early in the morning during a storm helping with safety recommendations. Safety is always our priority.There are two primary factors that play key roles in the decision: Snow where drifting makes conditions unsafe for buses and motorists, and whether the wind chill is
too cold for students to wait for a bus or walk to school. Our delay or closure decisions are always made before 5:30 a.m. The fastest way for you to know about a weather decision is to follow me on Twitter. You can check our district website or check your email for a message from our 20Alert system. Local media agencies are also notified when we have a closure or delay. ••• I enjoyed welcoming more than 600 new parents and students to our district during orientation sessions for families who are new to Academy District 20. Orientation is just one of the types of programs offered through our Parent Academy. Please check our district website for a full lineup of Parent Academy session for this fall at asd20.org. Mark Hatchell is the superintendent of Academy District 20. He writes a monthly column for the Tri-Lakes Tribune. You can follow him on Twitter @markhatchell and like our district on Facebook.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear editor: Rob, your dad was right. There is, without a doubt, at least one wolverine living in (or passing through?) Elbert County. And it is black, or dark brown, or both. My mom and I saw it, crossing the road about four miles west of the town of Elbert three weeks ago. We first spotted it in the pasture, about two blocks away, headed for the road. I slowed the car; then stopped and watched with curiosity and amazement. You don’t see wolverines every day, so my brain didn’t seem to hold any relevant reference. I didn’t know what I was looking at. I asked mom, “What is it?!” But she didn’t know, either. It was traveling at a trot, going north. Since we were headed west, it crossed right in front of us giving us a long look at its profile from ... less than a block away. When it finished crossing the road it slowed, then sat in the ditch with just the top of its head visible above the grass and looked at my car as intently as we were peering at it. Then it turned and slunk over to the edge of the plowed field, and disappeared. I drove up to the point where it crossed the road and got out to look for prints on the road, but there were none. Then I looked for a den or burrow for it to have dropped into. There wasn’t one, but I found where it had turned
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times, he would lie quietly in the grass, trying to muster strength to rise up and take on his attackers head on. In the meantime, he was also concerned about what kind of legacy he might leave. To that end, as I delivered his paper to him one day out on his back porch, he gave me a small, leather-bound volume of poems that would fit in a pocket. He called it “a book about dreams.” I kept the book and tried to figure it out, but at that age, I am afraid I wasn’t up to it. The book went in a drawer; with other things I meant to keep … and in time was lost. I remember only a fragment: “You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream.” -Edgar Allen Poe Not long after that, Don Wallace’s presence on his back porch, waiting for news of
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then launched the Progressive “Bull Moose” Party that called for progressive reforms. It ended up splitting the Republican vote, allowing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win the White House and Congress, while the Taft conservatives gained control of the GOP for decades.
east, right at the edge of the plowed field, leaving footprints: one fore print over-printed by a hind paw, and several less distinct indentations indicating it had followed the edge of the field, using the tall grass as cover. I took a picture (with my cell phone) of its footprints, with my hand in the photo for a size comparison. The prints were about as big as those made by an Australian shepherd, but not so large as a German shepherd. Three inches? The claws indented the soil about 3/4 inch beyond the toe pads. At the time, I was not sure what we (my mother and I) had seen. I knew it was too far off the ground and too big to be a badger, but as I commented to mom it had a similarly bushy coat. I observed aloud as we watched it, that it had shorter legs than a dog would have for such a long body so that its belly appeared to be only about 8 or 10 inches off the ground. It had a bottle-brush tail which curved to follow the top of the soil but without dragging; and it had a LOT bent over for feet (compared to a dog). It wasn’t low-slung enough to be a badger, and it had no silver skirt or stripe like a badger. In fact it looked either solid black or black-and-dark-brown. Although it was the size of a medium-sized dog it seemed to lack ears (other than just bumps) which made me the latest escapades of Patty Hearst, Richard Nixon, and the return of Florida Skunk Ape, tapered off. By late fall, I rarely would see him and I was busy myself, trying to figure out how to play junior high football. I would wonder about him each time I dropped a paper but there was no sign. By the time I was struggling with basketball, I had not seen him in months. I’d always think maybe I should have someone check to see if he was okay, but I never did. One afternoon before practice, my friend Lynn (who delivered papers upriver at the same time I deliver them downriver from our houses) told me Ed Gould had found Don dead in his house. Apparently he had shot himself with that .22 pistol that once had rested there on table. I don’t know what I thought about it at the time, or even now. Since then, however, at times I still think about the Pooka and Patty Hearst, dreams that can be carried around in little books, and the crazed anger of bear caught in a trap. For me there is a certain humor to it, but it is that awkward, nervous kind of laugh, with sadness underneath that puts a tremble in your voice.
Roosevelt then led a major expedition to the Amazon jungles and contracted several illnesses. From 1914 to 1917 he campaigned for the American entry into World War I. By then he reconciled with GOP leadership and was the frontrunner for the GOP nomination in the 1920 election. But his health collapsed and he died in 1919 at the age of 60. Teddy is considered one of the greatest Presidents in U.S. history and is joined at Mount Rushmore by Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Lincoln.
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even more certain it wasn’t a dog of any sort. I honestly could not remember what a wolverine was supposed to look like, so I did not know what the heck we were looking at. After I finished the day with mom and got her home I called my brother. I felt very awkward not knowing how to tell him I had seen an animal I could not identify, so I said, “Hey Leonard ... guess what?! Mom and I saw ... a ... uh ... carnivore ... “ After my description and answering lots of questions (How much would you say it weighed? At least 50 pounds. Were you near a forested area? Yes. Did it look anything like a bear? Only its hair coat ... and feet sorta — it wasn’t a bear. Did it look anything like a weasel? If you disregarded the hair coat and size ... yes; it was long like a weasel. But it wasn’t a weasel. Did it have any white or tan on it anywhere? Not on the right profile or front. Describe the ears. Bumps. Describe the tail. Bottle brush. Bent in an s curve.) Eventually Leonard hazarded a guess: “Well then, I’d say you saw a wolverine.” I admitted I couldn’t remember what they were supposed to look like, so he recommended, “When you get home, Google ‘wolverine animal’ and see whether that is what you saw.” I did that. Although the animal we saw seemed to travel with less of a hump in its back as it crossed the
road than those in the photos on line, I can confidently say that’s exactly what we saw. I read your article with fascination! Thank you for the great info! I am writing so you can be sure — your dad was right. Wolverines can still be seen in Elbert County, Colorado! As for why they are at such low elevation, maybe they do as the cougars do: follow the prey along wooded waterways, then wind up having to circle the cities for miles. Using available cover would put them in the northern, ragged edge of the black forest all the way from the Colorado Springs area right through Elbert north to the Bijou Springs watershed, and from there they could finally go west and north along the creeks back to the foothills and mountains. That’s my theory, anyhow. By the way, when I was a kid growing up, we used to hear about a “black panther” roaming the prairie gulches. It supposedly was “different from a cougar, not the same thing at all, really.” Of course cougars and panthers are the same thing, so if their black critter was different, I wonder now whether that could have been a poorly-sighted wolverine? Thanks again for the terrific article, Sincerely, Linda Braddy
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A new class of inductees to the LewisPalmer School District No. 38 Hall of Fame have been named. They were selected for making a significant, foundational contribution to the tradition of excellence in the district. A volunteer selection committee representing teachers, students, staff, communi-
ty members and elected leaders chose the recipients from among numerous nominations submitted by the public. The committee was greatly impressed by the number of commendable candidates and their widely varying influence on the evolution of local schools. This year’s Hall of Fame awards include, alphabetically: Dwight (Ted) Bauman; former super-
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intendent and principal Avis Cook; former elementary school teacher Jeff Ferguson; former Board of Education President Genevieve Garcia; former elementary principal and teacher Victor Garcia; former teacher and coach Amy O’Dair; community volunteer Dallas Strawn; former superintendent Dolores (Dodi) Whitelaw; former Board of Education President Inez Johnson Lewis, former teacher and district founder.
The 2014 inductees have been or will be featured in a series of articles in the Tribune, beginning with the Aug. 27 issue. Their biographies will also be published online and in a commemorative booklet. The public is welcome to meet many of them in person and learn more about their contributions at the awards ceremony Sept. 20 at LewisPalmer High School.
Gennie Garcia always wanted to be a teacher By Caryn Collette For the Tribune
Genevieve Garcia recalls that as a child growing up in Iowa, her favorite Christmas present was “a real grade book and a red pen.” With her trademark positivity, Garcia says, “I always wanted to be a teacher!” Inspired by her mother, a teacher, Garcia grew from a little girl who played school to an extremely accomplished educator who devoted 28 years to the Lewis-Palmer School District. Garcia taught kindergarten at Lewis-Palmer and Palmer Lake Elementary schools starting in 1972. In 1985, she became the principal at PLES. Ten years later, Garcia opened Grace Best Elementary School. Garcia served as the principal there until she retired from the District in 2000. As a teacher and an administrator, Garcia embraced her responsibilities and went far beyond them with a passion more befitting a calling than a job. Garcia’s accomplishments as a teacher are numerous and long-lasting. When Garcia began her teaching career in District 38, there was little, if any, designated kindergarten curriculum. Garcia quickly determined that this would not do. She developed and taught sound and appropriate curriculum for this grade level, which included content area writing and math. She was the first kindergarten teacher to serve on the District Math Committee. In this role, she added kindergarten to the district’s math scope and sequence. In addition, Garcia organized kindergarten testing and screening, which gave school personnel vital information that equipped them to better serve the needs of incoming kindergartners.
LEFT: Garcia with a student at Palmer Lake Elementary. She received state recognition for improving reading programs. ABOVE: Dr. Garcia in discussion with Keith Jacobus during her days as Grace Best Elementary Principal. BELOW: Garcia at the principal’s desk in Palmer Lake Elementary in 1985. Courtesy photos
In the early 1970s, the first formal school experience for most children was kindergarten, and Garcia was determined to make it the best for students and their parents. She created a monthly preschool story hour, inviting little ones and their parents into the school setting. During this time, Garcia read to the students and accomplished so much more. She familiarized her small charges to the school environment, easing that all-important transition into the world
of school. Once in Garcia’s kindergarten class, she prepared students for the school years ahead. A parent comments, “Mrs. Garcia’s classroom management was unbelievable. She never raised her voice, was so calming, and she cultivated creativity.” Upper-grade level teachers credit Garcia for providing students with a solid foundation that served them well long after leaving Garcia’s care. When Ray Kilmer hired Garcia to be Gennie continues on Page 11
Victor Garcia selected for D-38 Hall of Fame By Caryn Collette For the Tribune
For Mr. Victor Garcia, the teaching profession was about, as the poet Virgil wrote, “ … what one was put on this earth to do with such passion and intensity that it becomes a spiritual calling.” Garcia turned down a contract to play professional soccer and began teaching at Lewis-Palmer High School in 1968. He admits that he did not start his career with as much strength as he later developed. He credits mentors, especially Principal Don Breese, for showing him what it meant to be the outstanding teacher they expected. Garcia recalls, “I told myself I’m going to listen. I’m going to learn and not get defensive. A lot of people spent time with me so that I could grow as a teacher.” And grow he did into a giant who positively impacted the lives of his students and his school. Vic’s success as a teacher and coach may be attributed not only to the high expectations he had for his students, but to the even higher expectations he had for himself. At LPHS, he was instrumental in developing and teaching a number of various history classes, including Advanced Placement American History. A former student remembers Garcia’s exuberant approach to teaching history. “He made classes fun and engaging by stepping away from the lectern and having us participate in historical simulations. This was unheard of at the time. He encouraged students to make history come alive by sponsoring many field trips around the state.” Garcia also
LEFT: Vic Garcia receiving Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame Award, Class of 2010. TOP RIGHT: Readings in the evolution of American History, 1975. BOTTOM RIGHT: Balancing coaching and teaching with a lesson about the Erie Canal. Courtesy photos started Spanish classes and developed that program as well. Garcia recalls a student who was surprised that Mr. Garcia expected the class to actually speak the language, rather than quietly conjugating verbs on paper. He organized three spring break field trips to Mexico. Twice, he and his wife, Gennie, loaded dozens of kids into vans, packed the luggage on top, and drove to Los Mochis, a town in Sinoloa, Mexico. Once there, many kids saw the ocean for the first time, and, yes, they actually spoke their newly acquired language
with native speakers! The Garcias have fond memories of the trips with all those teenagers. They still laugh about when a suitcase detached from the van’s roof and went bouncing down the highway. The third field trip was to Mexico City, this one by plane. In addition to traditional courses, Garcia also developed and taught electives. He built a darkroom so that his photography students could develop their pictures. He started the district’s first video producVictor continues on Page 11
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the principal at PLES, he asked her how she thought she would do in this new position. Her reply: “I think I’ll do just fine. After all, I do know how to line up people and get them going in the same direction.” Clearly, reopening PLES after years of closure was a challenge, but bringing people together and motivating them to colill belaborate for the good of the cause are at the heart of bune,everything Garcia did for the district. The first woman principal in District 38, Garcia took ir bion the Herculean effort of overseeing the restoration e and and construction of PLES. This even included rallying lic is her staff to push past a near disaster of a broken water ersonpipe that flooded a portion of the school right before its tionsreopening. When the doors of Palmer Lake Elementary ewis-School opened on time, Garcia and her staff once again welcomed the students and families of the community. As construction concluded and Garcia hung up her pink hard hat, she proceeded to build a family-like culture. She was instrumental in creating and implementing a site-based program to serve medically fragile and severe needs students. Because of these programs and the training Garcia provided the entire staff, these children with special needs were able to attend their neighborhood school. Garcia says of these students, “They teach us much more than we can ever teach them.” Garcia facilitated the “Playground of Dreams,” organizing community fundraisers and assisting with the construction on weekends to build what is arguably one of the best places for recess in the region. Garcia also worked closely with community members to establish the Fourth of July Run, an annual tradition that continues to benefit PLES. Garcia welcomed people of all ages to this building, hosting breakfasts and lunches for local seniors. Garcia made Palmer Lake Elementary School not only a successful school; she made it a community hub. In 1995, Garcia left PLES in order to convert what had been Lewis-Palmer Middle School at 66 Jefferson Street, into Grace Best Elementary School. Once again, Garcia turned a staff into a family and a building into a warm and welcoming place for young children and their families. Garcia was ahead of her time, implementing safety practices that were unheard of in those years. Safe and secure were just the beginning. Garcia encouraged staff to participate in the annual and much loved “teacher musical.” She continued to be a constant presence in classrooms. She was adept at marshalling hard-to-get resources, and she remained focused on supporting her teachers. It was always family first with Garcia. A former teacher recalls that on more than one occasion, Garcia took over her classes, so that the teacher could attend her own children’s football and basketball games. Garcia and her husband, Vic, are proud parents of Eduardo (Ted), whose Lewis-Palmer education is serving him well. When Ted was born, Garcia took a year’s leave of absence. It was at this time that Vic was in a serious car accident. In addition to caring for their newborn son and helping Vic recover from his injuries, Garcia also babysat for several of her colleagues’ young children. This commitment to creating family beyond her own is a legacy for which her staff will always be grateful. Also part of Garcia’s legacy is her goal of helping everyone to be a life-long learner. She did this as a teacher by developing curriculum, by being inclusive of all, and by creating a nurturing and joyful classroom. As a principal, Garcia valued and supported her teachers in both their personal and professional lives. She had high expectations and insisted on no surprises, but she was always there for them. A teacher remembers, “Garcia was our mentor, our teacher, our administrator, our guide, and most important: our friend.” Garcia, recipient of numerous professional awards and honors, has moved on and is now teaching at the university level. However, Garcia, a revered kindergarten teacher and beloved elementary school principal, will always remain a dear and true friend of the Lewis-Palmer School District.
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tion class. This resulted in the creation of the school TV station, WKLP. This class also ventured out, visiting TV stations and video companies. Garcia’s insistence on excellence always is evidenced by one of his video class students, “I’ll never forget Vic showing up to help us film at Dirty Woman Creek Park, having spent two hours setting up under the tracks only to have Vic move us due to reflections from the snow on the backdrop. He moved us up into a big tree to film the video.” Always cutting-edge, Garcia also developed and taught a web-writing and design class. Garcia’s goal was to make his classes relevant to his students. He wanted them fully engaged in class discussions, helping even the most reserved to do so. He expected his students “to really think, to think broadly, and to think for themselves.” Having finished the first semester of university courses, one former student told Garcia, “College is nothing compared to your class!” Clearly, Garcia prepared students for future academic challenges. That’s what good teachers do, but Garcia was an extraordinary teacher. He prepared his students for life. One of them shares, “I would say that aside from my father and grandfather, Coach Garcia was the most influential leader in my life. He led by example with wisdom, a depth of perspective, and subtle humility.” In his ongoing effort to be more than “just a teacher,” Garcia sponsored numerous extra-curricular activities. He coached a variety of sports. He served on the North Central Accreditation Committee, curriculum development, and principal selection committees. He was a department chairperson. He was the announcer at wrestling matches, football, and basketball games. He traveled to attend away games. He enriched his profession by supervising and mentoring 20 student teachers. One of his student teachers, now an accomplished educator, says, “He was a master who I modelled my teaching after. He clearly exuded a passion toward his subject(s) and always had kids eating out of his hand.” Even unintentionally, Garcia taught his colleagues. One teacher who taught in the room next to Garcia’s recalls, “In my first year of teaching English, I got to know Vic through the wall. Vic’s booming voice made it so that by the end of the year, my students and I knew history as well as English.” There was Mr. Garcia the teacher, and there was Coach Garcia, the soccer phenomenon. A colleague notes, “His soccer prowess as a coach is legendary.” Teaching was a passion, but Garcia says, “Coaching was my obsession.” His coaching profile is epic. A soccer player all his life, he devoted unparalleled expertise to his coaching, not for personal recognition, but for the of love for his athletes. He brought boys’ soccer to LPHS in 1983 and girls’ soccer two years later. He says that getting involved in state and national athletic committees had nothing to do with procuring awards, although there were many. His commit-
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Containing Avis Cook’s energy was like ‘fencing a cloud’ By Caryn Collette For the Tribune
During the 27 years that Avis Cook taught in the Lewis-Palmer School District, it was fondly noted that containing her energy and creativity was like attempting to fence in a cloud. It was her light and warmth, though, which brightened the lives of her students and co-workers. As one of her colleagues wrote in 1988, “Mrs. Cook can write a note, bring in a flower or just say something profound that is a reminder of why we are here and how lucky we are to be together.” In true Renaissance fashion, Avis taught both the academics and the arts with wisdom and vitality. Cook taught grades first through fifth. She taught art, Great Books, enrichment classes, science, Title One, and she pioneered gifted and talented education at the elementary level. A valued staff member at Grace Best, Kilmer, Lewis-Palmer and Palmer Lake Elementary schools, Avis taught outside the classroom and beyond the school day. She sponsored Family Geography Nights and was one of only three teachers in El Paso County recognized by the National Geographic Society. Cook also sponsored Family Art Nights. On one particular Art Night, families were going to make holiday wreaths. One of the participants recalls that as the evening was about to begin, Cook raced in with “mud up to her knees.” Always committed to making these events special, Cook had just finished collecting evergreen boughs from the local woods, braving the elements to find just the right materials. Serving on the Board for Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration, Cook was instrumental in bringing Imagination Celebration to District 38; she promoted it regionally as well. Prior to that, Cook founded PAYO, Performing Arts for Youth, which brought the Colorado Springs Symphony and other performing arts groups to elementary school children. Thanks to Cook, for a brief but important moment, the works of Matisse, Renoir, and other renowned artists made their way from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., to Monument. Avis arranged for the Art in Celebration train, containing priceless pieces of art, to make a stop on the tracks that run by GBES. This included the task of making sure all train traffic halted for a time. Students and staff walked a short distance from school to the travelling world-class museum. Similarly, Avis
LEFT: D-38 Hall of Fame selection Avis Cook with students. ABOVE: Art Sudents cather around popular teacher Avis Cook. Courtesy photos arranged for the Olympic torch procession to swing by GBES on its way to Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Games. Children lined the street, cheering on the torch and the runners who accompanied it, excited to be a part of this ancient Olympic tradition. Avis organized many grand events for our youngest students, but many of them have big memories of the smaller things their teacher did for them. The Angel Heart Project was a charitable organization that made healthy lunches and delivered them in paper bags to home-bound individuals in the Colorado Springs area. Avis’s students were called upon to decorate these lunch bags. As Cook said, “A bag is OK, but when it has a kid’s picture on it, it makes special.” In 1985, students in Cook’s class made ornaments. Instead of going directly home, Cook arranged for these tiny treasures to decorate the Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs and the holiday tree at the State Capitol in Denver. Cook created the Famous Americans project. Students researched their historical figures, dressed the part, and presented their findings with flair. Because Cook was willing to do anything for anyone, she often spent late nights sewing elaborate costumes for children whose families were unable to provide them. To teach economics to fifth-grade students, Cook organized the much anticipated, annual mini-mart. Every fifth-grade student was charged with creating and producing a prod-
uct, advertising it, and selling it to students, staff, and parents at the mini-mart. In doing this, students learned first-hand the basics of a free-market economy. Always working quietly behind the scenes, Cook made sure that all students broke even. So that no one was left in the red, Cook often purchased surplus items herself. At the conclusion of the market, Cook encouraged her students to donate a portion of their profits to a local charity selected by her and the students. Cook had the ability and drive to integrate a variety of disciplines into one unit. Evidence of this is the hot air balloon project. This endeavor had children transforming tissue paper and wooden reeds into real hot-air balloons. Students learned the science behind them and then wrote reports. Undaunted by bringing the flame needed to launch the balloons and delighted kids together, Cook culminated the lessons with a hot air balloon festival. A former student, all grown up now, recalls, “We met with Mrs. Cook in an oddly-shaped building adjacent to the school, and it was like a separate universe of fun and challenging schoolwork taught by the most creative teacher.” Parents were thrilled to have Cook guiding their children. She seamlessly met the challenge of serving children of all abilities. Her classroom, dubbed “The Place,” was known for being completely inclusive. “The Place” was where all children flourished because the
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teacher not only recognized their unique gifts, but she honored and nurtured them as well. Parents appreciatively recall Avis’s “exciting projects, positive attitude, and gentleness.” Teachers with whom Cook worked refer to her as supportive, inspiring and fun. One fellow teacher remembers, “Cook would come to us with an idea. We would listen to her plans and ask how much time she would need with the students. If Avis said two hours, we learned that probably meant three days. And that was OK, because she did such great things for kids!” She was generous with her colleagues, giving freely of her time, thoughts, materials, and kindnesses. Another peer says, “Avis encouraged us to be better than we were, to strive high.” Avis and her husband, Curtis Cook, are the proud parents of Jennifer and Brad. Cook and her family believe that Jennifer and Brad’s Lewis-Palmer education was an excellent foundation for their current success. Cook expressed, “I, too, feel fortunate to have been in a small district where people let me do things.” Clearly, Cook did great things. Avis Cook has a teacher’s heart. Much like the cloud to which she was compared, Cook, unstoppable and graceful, shared her heart with an entire community. In 1991, one of her third-grade students said, “Being in Mrs. Cook’s class is just like going to Mr. Wizard!” May Cook’s magic continue to resonate in the district she served so beautifully.
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Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts has plenty happening this month By Danny Summers
dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts in Palmer Lake is a destination for those who have an interest in jewelry making, ballroom dancing and belly dancing. Elaine Teevens, former owner of Monument’s Bead Corner, is conducting her next jewelry making class Sept. 20. The class focuses on metal etching. Participants can learn two different techniques for etching copper and they will also learn how to patina pieces and prepare it for incorporation into jewelry designs. The cost is $20, materials $10. Ages 18 and up. Stephanie Smith is having ballroom dancing classes Sept. 11, 18 and 25. The Foxtrot and Waltz classes and Rumba
and Hustle Dance classes provide students with a sampler of two beautiful smooth dances. Foxtrot is a smooth, slow dance in 4/4 timing. Characteristics of the dance include long gliding footwork, quick and slow running steps, body shaping, and open styling. Typical foxtrot music includes music by Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, Tony Bennett, Carly Simon and more. Foxtrot exemplifies more than any dance the freedom of movement, smoothness and expression. Waltz is a smooth dance in 3/4 timing. Characteristics of the dance include smooth, even footwork, traveling, and rise and fall. Typical waltz music includes “Moon River,” “Let Me Call You Sweetheart,” and “The Last Dance.” Rumba is a slow, sexy dance in 4/4 timing. Characteristics include a smooth rolling
hip motion, a “heavy” walking step (which enhances hip rotation), and sweeping movements. Typical tunes include “Besame Mucho,” Linda Ronstadt’s “Blue Bayou” and “Perhaps.” Hustle is a fast moving dance, also known as “New York Hustle” to 4/4 timing. Characteristics include syncopated timing, dancing in a “slot,” and lots of cool spins and wraps for the ladies. Typical hustle music includes most tunes from Michael Jackson, Madonna, Lady Gaga, and others. Smith is also offering better bodies and fitness and choreography classes Sept. 14, 21 and 28. Prices for all of her classes range from $16 to $90. The belly dancing class is a fitness and challenging class designed to help partici-
pants stay tone, trim and enjoy a better body. Each week’s workout incorporates an exciting combination of core and belly dance moves that will get hearts pumping and muscles working. Students should wear comfortable clothes that they can move in, and a yoga mat if they have one. A 5-pound hand weight and Swiss ball are optional, but if you have them, they will give you an extra workout. The Better Bodies Choreography Class requires co-registration with the Better Bodies Fitness class. Each week’s class builds upon the moves learned and incorporates them into an original choreography. For more information call the TLCA at 719481-0475.
Teddy Roosevelt spotted at Rock Ledge Ranch Don Moon has been portraying president for 27 years By Danny Summers
dsummers @colorado communitymedia.com Don Moon has been impersonating President Teddy Roosevelt for so long it’s hard to tell where Moon begins and Teddy ends. The actor, who appears regularly in the Tri-Lakes and Pikes Peak region at special events, was seen Sept. 1 (Labor Day) at Rock Ledge for the annual Base Ball game. Moon-Roosevelt, was almost kidnapped, marched with the Women’s Temperance protestors and even posed with a few photos with an Abe Lincoln look-alike. Moon, 66, and Roosevelt are joined at the hip in many ways. They both suffered from asthma when they were children, and both were decorated for their military service. Moon is a Bronze Star Medal recipient, while Roosevelt posthumously was honored with the Medal of Honor. And then there’s that famous walrus mustache. Moon has been performing as Roosevelt for 27 years. Moon remained in his Roosevelt character during the Labor Day events at Rock Ledge Ranch.
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summer on getting better. “He was always easy to coach. He was very positive.” Pappas was a multi-sport athlete. He made the varsity soccer team this year. “Ryan was so happy to make the soccer team,” Whiting said. On Sept. 4, the Palmer Ridge soccer team paid tribute to Pappas when each player held up two fingers (indicating Pappas’ #2 jersey) prior to the Bears’ game with Valor Christian. People in the stands at Don Breese Stadium also did the same in silent remem-
LEFT: President Reddy Roosevelt, aka Don Moon, took time to march with the Women’s Temperance Movement at Rock Ledge Ranch on Sept. 1 (Labor Day7) during the 7th inning of the Old-Time Base Ball Game. Inset: Former Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, aka Dob Moon, right, took time to shake hands with Andy Morris, manager of the Camp Creek Cloud Busters Base Ball team at the annual Labor Day Game played at Rock Ledge Ranch. Morris runs the Ranch and is the main blacksmith at the Ranch. ABOVE: Former Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, aka Dob Moon, right, took time to shake hands with Andy Morris, manager of the Camp Creek Cloud Busters Base Ball team at the annual Labor Day Game played at Rock Ledge Ranch. Morris runs the Ranch and is the main blacksmith at the Ranch. Photos by Robert G. MacDonald
brance of Pappas and Begier. Valor Christian won the game 1-0. Pappas’ family released a statement as well. “Ryan so loved all of his friends, and his very special baseball family, as well as his new soccer family. We are so touched by the love and support of friends and strangers alike,” read a statement released Thursday by the Pappas family. “Our prayer is that from this tragedy, good will come.” Funeral services for Pappas were 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at Sunrise United Methodist Church, 2655 Briargate Blvd. in Colorado Springs. “It’s been a tough last few days, for sure,” Whiting said. “Baseball is so secondary right now. We just want to help the family out right now.” Whiting added that he will sit down with
the players on his baseball team sometime in the coming weeks and figure out other ways to honor Pappas. It is common for teams to wear the uniform number of a fallen player on their hat or jersey. The Ryan Pappas Memorial Fund has already been established. You can get to the site by going to https://www.giveforward. com/fundraiser/yfn5/the-ryan-pappasmemorial-fund?utm_source=facebook. Begier was one of the top wrestlers on the Bears’ team last season. In December, the Tribune wrote a feature that focused on Begier, along with teammates Jonathan De La Cruz and Rylan Thalhammer. The photo of the three boys ran in the Jan, 1, 2014, issue of the Tribune. “You have to be nails,” Begier told the
Tribune. “You’re persistent in trying to crush kids, and when you’re on your feet you have to work everything you know, and when you’re on the bottom just get out.” Begier, 17, was dedicated to the sport of wrestling and was aiming to be the top grappler on the team this coming season. Begier’s service was held Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. at New Life Church, 11025 Voyager Parkway in Colorado Springs. There is also a fund set up in Begier’s name at https://www.giveforward.com/ fundraiser/j0n5/beau-begier-funeral-memorial-fund. “It’s obviously not the way we wanted to start the year ... but we’ll get through it,” Palmer Ridge principal Gary Gabel said in a statement last week. “It’ll impact the school and the community for a long time.”
FORTY YEARS AGO Palmer Lake-Moument-Woodmoor News, Sept. 12, 1974 The “Young at Hearts” group will sponsor a fall foliage tour of the Cripple Creek-Victor area on Tuesday, Sept. 24. A chartered bus will leave the Monument Baptist Church at 10 a.m. and return at 3:30 p.m. Cost is $3 person. Bring a sack lunch. Coffee and tea will be furnished. Call Dorothy Swift or Lena Royse for reservations and further information before Sunday, Sept. 22. ••• The women of Monument Presbyterian will have a Fall Potpourri on Oct. 11. The Potpourri will include a bazaar, bake sale and rummage sale. It will start at 10 a.m. There will be coffee and homemade donuts to enjoy.
••• The Monument Homemakers’ Extension Club met on Thursday, Sept. 19. Hostesses were Fern Webb and Marian Fletcher. Plans for the bi-centennial project were discussed. Fourteen ladies were present with two new members. They are looking for more new members soon. ••• Notice! Through a mix up in storage all of the belongings of the John Irby family were given to Ross Auction. This is a means to contact any person who might have purchased the items at the auction. Most articles were sold on Aug. 19, 1974. ••• Good campers, leave clean camp-
grounds. ••• Bids are needed to move or tear down the house on First and Jefferson, Monument. The closing date for the bids is Oct. 4, 1974. ••• Come and try the new and different operation of Woodmoor County Club, Interestate 25, Exit 73, Monument. Hosts will be Milt Steiner and Mike Rice. Nightly dining and entertainment, Sunday brunch at 11 a.m. ••• 4 p.m. Bronco football in the lounge, happy hour prices. ••• On Friday Mrs. Edyth Carpenter, Mrs. Lollie Campbell and Mrs. Reba Bradley
went to visit Mrs. Reata McDonough in a senior citizens’ retirement apartment in Longmont. Reata was a long-time resident of Glen Park in Palmer Lake. She prepared a delicious luncheon and all enjoyed a good visit. ••• Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beck of Prospect Park, Penn., are guests of Mr. William J. McGrevy and Mr. Boy Eckroat at their Glen Park summer home. Mr. Beck is a retired Westinghouse executive. The McGrevy’s treated the Becks to a dinner at the Air Force Academy Officer’s Club. — Compiled by Linda Case
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Palmer Ridge boys tennis coach Skip Wells worked with his team prior to the team’s Sept. 3 match at Air Academy. Photos by Danny Summers
Palmer Ridge tennis program swells to over 40 players Bears have two varsity teams this season By Danny Summers
dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com For some high school tennis programs, it’s a monumental challenge s just to field the minimum number of 11 players; much less 11 capable varsity players. But Monument’s Palmer Ridge can field almost four full squads with the number of players it has in this year’s program. In fact, coach Skip Wells’ team is so deep he has two varsity squads of 11 players, and a junior varsity squad with 20 players. Palmer Ridge’s numbers are starting to rival - if not surpass - area tennis superpower Cheyenne Mountain. “A lot of our guys are brand new to the game,” Wells said. “I would say half of our guys have not played competitive tennis.” Wells has two assistant coaches helping him out; Sheri Hiester and Keegan Bennett. Bennett has son, Cole (a freshman), playing on the varsity 2 team. The number of players wanting to wear a Bears tennis uniform this season swelled to 42 for tryouts. Four of them were returning state qualifiers from 2013 - Drake Wilson, Zack Wilcox, Marc Lacrampe and Ricky Wilcox. “Tennis is a great sport to play for people who want to stay in shape and may not be super athletic,” Lacrampe said. Added Zack Wilcox. “It’s also a very easy sport to pick up. You don’t need all the gear like for football and you don’t have to train as hard for basketball. You just need a racket. “Plus we have a good program and we learn a lot.” Palmer Ridge’s top three singles players this season in order are Sean Snediker, Lain Roy and Drake Wilson. “Coach Skip is doing a good job of advertising the program and he’s working really hard for everybody,” Wilson said. The top four doubles teams consist of No. 1 Max Althouse and Nick Hill, No. 2 Ricky Wilcox and Marc Lacrampe, No. 3 Zack Wilcox and Kyle Rex, and No. 4 Patrick Tooley and Matt Carpenter. “We’re like a family,” Rickey Wilcox
Palmer Ridge’s Drake Wilson, white hat, is one of four players on this year’s team who advanced to the Class 4A state finals in 2013. said. “If someone needs to work on something we’ll get together on the weekends and hit with each other and help each other out.” Wells has been Palmer Ridge’s coach since the program began in 2008. Only 11 players were on the team that first season. “Things have changed; that’s for sure,” Wells said. “I think it’s just been a great community. “Monument Hill Country Club has brought out a few guys. Some of our guys are playing over at Flying Horse, and then we’ve just been encouraging our guys to play in the off-season. We also have
camps going on all season long.” Interestingly, some of the guys playing for Palmer Ridge are coached by LewisPalmer coach Paul Kardell, who is a pro at Monument Hill Country Club. “Our two schools support each other,” Wells said. We have a great friendly rivalry. And both teams will be competitive this season.” Lewis-Palmer has won the last two years by scores of 5-2 and 4-3. Palmer Ridge has defeated Lewis-Palmer just once during the all-time series. Palmer Ridge has just four courts, which means the Bears are forced to stagger practice times.
“We use our courts from 3 o’clock until dark, and we’ve gone to the town of the Palmer Lake and they’ve graciously allowed us to use a couple of their courts in the afternoon,” Wells said. Wells is hoping to advance to the maximum number of 11 players to the next month’s state tournament. “It’s going to take guys peaking at the right time,” he said. “We’re working on volleys and serves and coming to the net, and our short game. We have to confidence we can put balls away when we need to and minimize our errors.” Palmer Ridge will be at the Mullen Regional with Lewis-Palmer.
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Palmer Ridge, Lewis-Palmer renew football rivalry Sept. 12 Lewis-Palmer leads the all-time series 2-0 By Danny Summers
dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com On Friday, Sept. 12, an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 people are expected to gather at Don Breese Stadium for a football game with big-time bragging rights on the line. Palmer Ridge and Lewis-Palmer will clash for the first time in nearly three years in a non-conference affair that is scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff. “We’re (Class) 4A and they’re 3A, and we have 100 more kids than they do, so you would think that we would be the favorite,” said Palmer Ridge athletic director Jimmy Porter. “But we thought we were the better team the first two times we played and (Lewis-Palmer) beat us both times.” Lewis-Palmer leads the all-time series 2-0. The Rangers won 25-10 in 2010, outscoring the Bears 13-0 in the second half. Lewis-Palmer’s roster included sophomore tailback Colton Goeas, who rushed for 115 yards in the game on 31 carries. Goeas left
Lewis-Palmer following the 2010 season and is now playing for the University of Kansas. Lewis-Palmer won again in 2011 by a 15-9 score. “I think it’s great that we’re playing the game again,” said Lewis-Palmer athletic director Nick Baker. “This game should be played. It will be great for the community.” The head coaches in those games are no longer in their positions. Monte Gutowski left Palmer Ridge following the 2011 season to take the head job at 6-man Bethune. Tony Ramunno stepped down as Lewis-Palmer’s head coach in July of this year due to health concerns. Interestingly, Ramunno worked with Porter over last winter to get the game back on the schedule for this two-year cycle. Gutowski, who once was an assistant coach at Lewis-Palmer under Ramunno, is now the head coach at Manitou Springs. “I think it’s great the two schools are playing again,” Gutowski said. “It’s great for the community and for the kids.” Depending on who you talk with, and which version is presented, the rivalry was cancelled - possibly for good - following the 2011 game.
“Some vandalism occurred at both schools,” Porter said. “I think we’ve addressed those off-the-field issues and things will be much different this time around.” Lewis-Palmer and Palmer Ridge are both are 1-1. Their victories are against Sand Creek. Palmer Ridge, which plays in the 4A Pikes Peak League and is coached by Tom Pulford, crushed Sand Creek, 53-20, in their season opener. Palmer Ridge racked up 404 yards in total offense (264 on the ground) in that game as it built a 36-8 halftime lead. Senior tailback Eben Martin - the Bears’ leading ground gainer in 2013 - had just 11 yards on 11 carries, but scored a pair of touchdowns. Junior Collin Ambrose led the ground attack with 73 yards on seven carries, while junior quarterback Isaiah Sanders rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns on eight attempts. Sanders was also effective as a passer, completing 7 of 15 attempts for 140 yards and one touchdown. The Bears lost Pueblo Centennial, 28-14, on Sept. 4. Pueblo Centennial built a 21-0 halftime lead. Lewis-Palmer, which is coached by
Dustin Tupper, was shutout by Evergreen, 38-0, in its season opener. Sophomore Tyler Helfrich completed 1 of 10 passes for 27 yards and one interception. The Rangers had just 67 yards on the ground. But the Rangers bounced back with a big win over Sand Creek, 36-18, on Sept. 5 as senior quarterback Brian Tims rushed for a game-high 183 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Sophomore Charley Young had 182 yards on 26 carries as the Rangers piled up 432 yards on the ground. Tims completed just 1 of 8 passes for 7 yards, while throwing two interceptions. “It’s good to get this rivalry going again,” Tupper said. “I think it will be good for the community.” Lewis-Palmer is the home team for this game. Interestingly, there are three locker rooms at Don Breese Stadium, one each for Lewis-Palmer, Palmer Ridge and a visiting team. “We will have our same locker room so everything will be the same from that perspective,” Porter said. “The only difference is that since it’s Lewis-Palmer’s home game they will supply the chain crews and use their personnel to run everything.”
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STEAM STAMP The Western Museum of Mining and
Industry’s exhibit and lecture series “Artistic Reflections of Mining Structures” opens Thursday, Sept. 11, with Robert Phillips, a metallurgical engineer, who will share the world of the Nordberg Steam Stamp. The stamp at the museum is one of only two surviving stamps that were used extensively in upper Michigan’s copper belt from the 1860s to 1969. The lecture will discuss the stamp operation in the context of the geographical locale, the ore geology and the metallurgical developments of the industry. A reception is at 6 p.m., with the lecture starting at 7 p.m. Reservations required. Call 719-488-0880 or email rsvp@ wmmi.org. Go to www.wmmi.org.
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PIG ROAST Lewis-Palmer wrestling plans its annual pig roast for all who have donated and supported the program. The roast is from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at 236 Washington St., Monument. Contact coach Sean Hannon at shannon@lewispalmer.org or go to LewisPalmer Wrestling’s page on Facebook.
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craftsmen in Northern El Paso County. Front Range Open Studios tours will go from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. Watch demonstrations at each location and see how each space has been transformed with tools and materials to create sanctuaries of expression and creativity. Mediums include artistic blacksmithing, fiber arts, scratchboard, collage, art quilting, wood turning, bronze sculpture, kilnworked glass, ceramics, fine woodworking, jewelry, watercolors, handmade paper, metalsmithing, and acrylics, oils and egg tempera. At some studios visitors will have the opportunity to create their own work of art. Free and great for all ages. For a map to all locations go to www.frontrangeopenstudios.com. Contact Nancy Bonig, at Nancy Bonig Glass Studio, 17275 Colonial Park Drive, Monument, call 719-488-0629, or email nancy@frontrangeopenstudios.com.
Through September
Sept. 27
FIGHT FRAUD Collect your outdated financial
documents and bring them to the free Fight Fraud—Shred Instead event and food drive Saturday, Sept. 27, at Black Forest Lutheran Church, 12455 Black Forest Road, in Black Forest. This identity theft prevention event is provided from 9 a.m. to noon as a community service. All documents will be professionally shredded on site. All paper will be recycled. Limit what you bring to the equivalent of three copy paper size boxes per person. No plastic bags or 3-ring binders will be accepted as they cannot be shred-
TAI CHI in the Park meets from 9-10 a.m. Saturdays through September in Big Red Park (behind the District 38 building in Monument). Limited instruction will be offered to those who do not know tai chi. Club is a way to get people together to introduce them to tai chi, and for those who already know it to have a time and place to meet one another. Club is free to join. Instructors from White Crane Tai Chi will help through warm-up, session and warm down. Open to all ages. After this month, the group will take a break until spring.
FOOD DRIVE Black Forest AARP Chapter 1100 plans its 13th food drive to coincide with the week of 9/11 to celebrate the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Donations can be dropped off until Sunday, Sept. 14, at AARP’s partner merchants (Black Forest Fire & Rescue, Nizhomi Health Center, Black Forest Jeweler, R & R Coffee & Café, Rockin’ B Feed and Supply, Papa’s Assisted Living, Black Forest Liquor, Black Forest Pies and Grinders, Colorado Cats, Kettles Memory Care, Black Forest Postal Service, Blackwood Health Center and Firehouse on the Run). Cash donations also will be accepted.
ART HOP finale Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument, plans its last Art Hop book signing from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18. Dorothy Yoder is signing her debut mystery, “Redemption Ridge,” and Tarashea Nesbit will sign her bestseller, “Wives of Los Alamos.” Refreshments will be served. Call 719-481-2665 or go to www.coveredtreasures.com.
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studios and workshops of 16 of the finest artists and
ded. Each donation of cash or non-perishable food will go to Black Forest Cares in support of their ongoing effort to combat hunger in the local community. For information, call Ray Rozak at 719-495-6767.
Through Sept. 14
CRAFT FEST A typical small-town family event in Douglas County’s newest park is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Larkspur Community Park, 100 Spruce Mountain Road, Larkspur. The Larkspur Autumn Harvest and Craft Festival features a craft fair with 60 booths, a bounce castle, an inflatable slide, food, drinks, live music and visits from an Air Life helicopter, fire trucks and police vehicles. Go to http://LarkspurAutumnHarvestCraftFest.com.
TOUR WEEKEND Take a self-guided tour of the
Saturday, Sept. 20, at Limbach Park, at Front and Second streets in downtown Monument. Contact the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce, 719-481-3282, or go to http://www.trilakeschamber.com/bines-and-brews.htm. No one under 21 allowed.
Sept. 18
BINES & Brews Sample beer from a number of breweries at the Bines and Brews Hopfest from 1-5 p.m.
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